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Sts. Philip and James Church in Baltimore, MD, where George Weigel was baptized 75 years ago. (Photo by Father Lawrence Lew, OP, Creative Commons via Flickr) Three-quarters of a century ago, on April 29, 1951, I was baptized by Father Thomas Love, SJ, in Baltimore’s Church of Saints Philip and James. Old Scratch must have thoroughly sunken his claws into my infant self; according to family tradition, I sent up such a howl when he was ousted by water and the Holy Spirit that m

Referencing Scripture, tradition and an ancient homily from the second century, Denver’s new archbishop shared about Jesus’ Resurrection in a new light, one that changes the way the faithful see the world. Archbishop James Golka ignites incense from the Easter fire, which symbolizes the light of Christ's Resurrection, following a prayer and blessing over the fire at the start of the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver. (Photo by Dan P